On 2015-07-24 11:30, Steve Litt wrote: > On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 05:06:59 -0700 > Keith Smith wrote: > > >> > Another way is to be a freelance hired gun. That's what I used to >> > do. I'd walk in, get some requirements, agree on an hourly rate, >> > and deliver >> > something that worked plausibly in a day or two. Then I'd keep >> > improving it according to the client's needs. HR doesn't deal with >> > vendors, and if you're a freelance hired gun, you're a vendor who >> > gets to talk to the project's principals. >> > >> >> Going out on your own is a great idea. I have recommend doing so to >> several friends. However being a freelancer or consultant is not for >> most people. > > I've noticed that. > > Working for others, getting a steady paycheck and risking no capital is > wonderful. I know, that's how I worked before 1982. But sometimes you > have no choice. In some times and in some economies, the only job > you're going to get is one you make yourself. In the 1982 10.7% I remember the 80's. I was poor all the way through. I remember the 17% to 19% mortgages. It was a rough time...... But health care was cheap. I went to the ER in 1980 and received 3 stitches and the total bill was $35. I was making about $4.70/hr and gas was $0.85/gal. > unemployment recession, I couldn't get a job and started Steve's Stereo > Repair, which morphed into Steve Litt Business Systems and then > Troubleshooters.Com. I really had no choice. > > In my case, when better times came, I liked self-employment enough to > stay that way. A lot of others go back to captive work, because of its > obvious benefits. Either way, that freelance business was strategic in > their career, if for nothing else than filling in an embarrassing bald > spot. > > By the way, one of my books describes starting a business for > employees. > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > July 2015 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century > http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21 > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Keith Smith --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss